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GENERAL CHAT ABOUT TRAVEL IN INDIA

1. Meals, Tiffin and Chai,
2. Phones, Internet & Radio,
3. Money,
4. Public Holidays in India,
5. Cultural Tips & Etiquette,
6. It can happen only in India!,
7. Indians away from Home,
8. The Weather,
9. YouTube Videos

Come on in and chat about India!

TRANSPORT & TRAVEL

1. Air Travel,
2. Rail,
3. Car,
4. Bus Travel,
5. Rickshaws,
6. Sea,
7. 2 Wheelers,
8. Maps,
9. Google Earth Placemarks

Travel by Bus, Train, Air, Car, Rickshaw, Maps, Google Earth Placemarks

HEALTH & WELL BEING

1. Ayurveda,
2. Dentists & Dental Treatment,
3. Health Tips,
4. Spectacles & Contact Lenses,
5. Malaria Tablets & Mosquitos,
6. Vaccinations

PASSPORTS & VISAS

PACKING YOUR BAGS!

What to bring, what not to bring!

SCAMS, TOUTS & BEGGARS

Touts, street traders and beggars - how do you cope with them?

PHOTOGRAPHY

1. Where is this - What is this?

LITERARY, FINE ARTS, MOVIES & MUSIC

1. Books,
2. Online Books,
3. Music,
4. Movies,
5. Fine Arts,
6. T.V.

What have you been reading, listening to, looking at or watching?

RECIPES

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MAJOR CITIES IN INDIA

1. Agra,
2. Ahmedabad,
3. Bangalore,
4. Chennai,
5. New Delhi,
6. Hyderabad,
7. Jaipur,
8. Kolkata,
9. Ladakh,
10. Mumbai,
11. Varanasi

ALL THE INDIAN STATES

1. Andhra Pradesh,
2. Gujarat,
3. Himachal Pradesh,
4. Jammu & Kashmir,
5. Jharkhand,
6. Karnataka,
7. Kerala,
8. Ladakh & Zanskar,
9. Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh,
10. Maharashtra,
11. Orissa,
12. Punjab & Haryana,
13. Rajasthan,
14. Sikkim,
15. Tamil Nadu,
16. Uttar Pradesh & Uttaranchal,
17. West Bengal,
18. The North Eastern States,
19. All Other Areas

Specific information on Indian states

GOA

1. Getting There,
2. Hotels,
3. Restaurants,
4. Beaches,
5. Places to Visit,
6. Entertainment,
7. Shopping & Markets,
8. Hiring a two-wheeler,
9. Everything Else,
10. Real Estate in Goa

The most popular tourist destination in India

ISLANDS & NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
2. Bangladesh,
3. Bhutan,
4. Burma (Myanmar),
5. Lakshadweep,
6. Maldives,
7. Nepal,
8. Pakistan,
9. Sri Lanka,
10. Tibet

ACTIVITIES, SIGHTSEEING & TREKKING

1. Wildlife & National Parks,
2. Trekking & Mountaineering,
3. Off the beaten track,
4. Sporting holidays

PLAN YOUR ITINERARY

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TRAVEL PARTNERS

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Moving to India

General Information

Work Permits & Visas

What paperwork do you need?

Property

Buying & Renting

Importing Your Belongings

Utilities

Water, Electricity & Gas

Telephone, Internet, Cable & TV

Vehicles & Driving Licenses

Tax

Jobs and Working in India

Bank Accounts

Medical Care

Family Tree Web Sites

Your recommendations

Genealogy Questions